Dear td85
Welcome to Beyond Blue and I do hope that you’re still around here. It’s that crazy kind of time of year where posts can get missed with people not being around and such; but still no excuse.
Suffering from ptsd is a bad one (well they’re all bad in their own way), but yes, I know about this one; I struggle with it myself.
You sound like a wonderfully supportive partner, which your fiance (even though he may not say it much) must be very relieved to have you there to try and support him. And this is you doing so and being pregnant as well; and not only that, but your first – how long do you have to go?
With ptsd, I believe it’s nigh on impossible to deal with on your own (or without proper assistance – and I say that meaning going via a GP and then hopefully get the right referral on to a specialised psychologist). Has your fiance had any counselling or been to the GP in regard to this? If he hasn’t and isn’t sure about suitable GP’s; on this site, Beyond Blue have a list of GP’s that can be searched for; the thing with these GP’s is that they are all experienced in dealing with mental health issues. And from that, they’d be best placed to refer to a suitable psyche; and also have the potential to prescribe appropriate medication as well. I know that some meds can be taken at night time as they do assist with the sleep process (or at least getting to sleep) and they are not prescribed sleeping tablets.
Does your fiance do any exercise or take part in any kind of physical or fitness activity? This could help with “wearing” him out a bit and may also help with not only getting to sleep, but also to occupy his mind for a period of time.
I do hope that you receive this and would love to hear back from you.
Kind regards
Neil
